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Originally posted by FATPad
Everyone I know knows what a Slurpee is. It's not on the level of Coke, Pepsi, McDonalds, etc, but it's up there and very well known.
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never heard of it. i dont know 7-eleven, either. i wouldnt even know "MountainDew" if i hadnt lived in the US. many american brands are not known in europe and vice versa. it even took a while till "Raiders" became "Twix"... Who knows "TacoBell"? 4 years ago i did not even know "Walmart" (learned it the first day in the US, LOL!)
german speaking people even think the word for a cellular "Handy" is an american/english expression... there is a lot of confussion over "english" and "english-english" expressions ... with brands its even worse...
to be back on topic, dont try to be a real smartass besides you really have fun with messing around in courtrooms (and maybe the media)